Join BHP at NCSS 2018!

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Headed to Chicago for this year’s NCSS Conference? The Big History Project is going even BIGGER this year – with three must-see sessions and some booth fun and happy hours to boot. If you’re interested in setting up a meeting, shoot us a note at outreach@bighistoryproject.com.

Curious about where else we’ll be this year? Check out Where in the World Is BHP? for a full listing of conferences we’re participating in.

Pencil These In:

1. OER Implementation: Supporting Teachers and SchoolsJoin BHP’s director, Bob Regan, in a look at open educational resources (OER) and the lessons of the Big History Project as an effort to support teacher communities of practice across the country.

2. Thinking About the Past in Order to See the FutureUniversity of Michigan professor and Big Historian Bob Bain takes up the problem of broadening and extending students’ capacity to “see” historical change and to “see” more clearly the present and the future.

3. Helping Students “Think on Paper” – A Teacher’s ViewWriting is thinking on paper. Helping students develop a solid understanding of disciplinary practices requires clear expectations and consistent feedback. Review examples of student writing and strategies for helping students with a panel of BHP teachers.

4. Teacher Networking Happy HourCurrently teach BHP? Interested in doing so in the future? Join BHP teachers, staff, and advisors for a drink and snacks.

Saturday, December 1, 4:00 pm – 6:30 pm

TBD (Walking distance from Hyatt Regency – location will be announced at sessions and/or booth during iPhone giveaway)

5. We’ll Be at Booth #315Come hang out with BHP staff and teachers! Get your badge scanned to be entered into a drawing for one of two iPhone XSs! (Must be present to win – giveaway will be Saturday at 3:00 pm.)

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2 thoughts on “Join BHP at NCSS 2018!”

The three BH sessions all look great! Open Educational Resources, Working with the Present and Future, and Writing in History are all very important sessions for teachers and students today. I hope you get a great response and engaging exchange. Should you get visitors from Michigan or west Michigan, let them know that the Michigan Council for Social Studies holds in state conference March 22-23 at Hope College, Holland, MI. I and others intend to propose a BH session. Share the cool University of Michigan video: https://engaged.umich.edu/news-features/black-river-big-history-project-asking-the-how-and-why-questions/